The 2008 Berkeley Sustainability Summit and Green Gathering
What:
The Sustainability Summit is an opportunity to learn about the wide variety of exciting sustainability projects going on within our community. The Green Gathering is a chance to celebrate Berkeley's environmental momentum and green leaders. This year, the Ecology Center and the City of Berkeley are merging these events to bring you the best of both!
When:
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Where:
Bancroft Hotel, 2680 Bancroft Way, Berkeley (map it)
Format:
4:00 - 6:00: Sustainability Summit
A whirlwind of brief presentations on a wide range of Berkeley sustainability projects, interspersed with networking opportunities.6:00 - 7:30: Dinner and Mingling.
Tapas by three of Berkeley's best green certified caterers.7:30 - 8:30: Keynote Speech, followed by Champions of Sustainability Awards Ceremony
Speakers:
Summit Speakers: TBA. Past summits featured local speakers from every sector who addressed a wide variety of topics of urban concern. Guaranteed stimulation.
Emcee: Josh Korbluth, monologist, TV personality, and member of the Berkeley Energy Commission.
Keynote: Judy Wicks, founder of Philadelphia's 25-year-old White Dog Café and co-founder of the nationwide Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE).
Tickets:
Berkeley Champions of Sustainability Awards:
Thanks to all of you who submitted nominations. We look forward to honoring the winners at the event.
Sponsors
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- East Bay CoHousing
- Berkeley Natural Grocery
- Transcendentist
- Reif Shaffer Architects
- Clif Bar
- CESC: Community Energy Services Corporation
- Inkworks Press
- Livable Berkeley
- KyotoUSA
- Berkwood Hedge School
- ISEC: International Society for Ecology and Culture
- Arkin Tilt Architects
- Art's Automotive
- A1 Sun Inc.
- Law Office of Janelle Orsi


















